LOS ANGELES — The Angels, mired in a 12-game losing streak that negated a promising start to the season, fired manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday and named third-base coach Phil Nevin as interim manager.
Maddon, 68, was in the final year of a three-year, $12 million contract that included a $4 million option for 2022.
The Angels were 24-13 and tied for first-place with the Houston Astros in the American League West on May 15 but have lost 16 of 19 games since then to fall to 27-29 and 8 1/2 games behind the Astros.
They were swept in a four-game series at home by the Toronto Blue Jays before embarking on a six-game road trip in which they were swept by the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies, including Sunday's 9-7 loss in which they blew leads of four runs in the eighth inning and one run in the ninth to Philadelphia.
Monday night's 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox extended their losing streak to 12, a stretch in which the Angels suffered breakdowns in the rotation and bullpen and saw their offense disappear, and that was enough for general manager Perry Minasian to make the change on Tuesday.
